Comedian John Melendez says he prank-called Trump aboard Air Force 1

A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One. Comedian John Melendez, known as "Stuttering John" from his years on "The Howard Stern Show," released audio of his prank call with Trump on his podcast last Thursday.

A quick guide to provocative things that U.S. Senate GOP candidate Corey Stewart has said and done

Corey Stewart's capture of Virginia's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate has prompted an identity crisis within the state GOP, with some so turned off, they are willing to vote for his Democratic opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine. Stewart, chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, has celebrated guns and Confederate statues, lambasted illegal immigrants and associated with white nationalist Jason Kessler.

Protesters pack Capitol Square to fight Trump immigration policy

Hundreds of people gathered at the Capitol Square in Richmond to protest the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy toward undocumented immigrants, prompting the separation of thousands of children from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to CBS 6. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., who attended the rally, said the demonstrations are a way of showing the Trump administration that people do not approve of the family separation policy. "And bluntly, the president thought he could separate kids form their parents and the American public wouldn't care.

Protesters flood US cities in opposition of immigration policy

They wore white. They shook their fists in the air. They carried signs reading: "No more children in cages," and "What's next? Concentration Camps?" In major cities and tiny towns, hundreds of thousands of marchers gathered Saturday across America, moved by accounts of children separated from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border, in the latest act of mass resistance against President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

Comedian says he prank-called Trump aboard Air Force 1

A comedian says he spoke with President Donald Trump by phone after posing as a senator and that the call was patched through while the president was aboard Air Force One. Comedian John Melendez, known as "Stuttering John" from his years on "The Howard Stern Show," released audio of his prank call with Trump on his podcast last Thursday.

Vitiello tapped as acting ICE director

Ronald Vitiello is the new acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Trump administration said, as President Donald Trump looks to fine tune his "zero-tolerance" policy on illegal immigration. Vitiello is a career Border Patrol official who's been serving since April 2017 as acting deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Massive protests staged across America over immigration policy

Hundreds of thousands of people have joined marches in towns and cities across the US to demand Donald Trump 's administration reunites families separated at the US-Mexico border. More than 700 protests are taking place, with marchers moved by accounts of children separated from their parents dressed in white and carrying signs reading "No more children in cages".

New York’s Kirsten Gillibrand, Bill de Blasio echo progressive calls to ‘abolish ICE’

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio both called for the dismantling of ICE this week amid backlash over President Donald Trump's "zero tolerance" immigration policy. "I don't think ICE today is working as intended," Gillibrand said on CNN Thursday evening.

12-year-old’s powerful moment at immigration rally: ‘I’m afraid they will take my mom away’

WASHINGTON Some of the most powerful and emotional messages at Saturday's coast-to-coast immigration rallies came from the smallest of people: children. Leah, 12, who did not give her last name, tearfully told the thousands gathered at Lafayette Square across from the White House that she was the daughter of undocumented immigrants and feared that at any moment her mom could be taken away.

With Corey Stewart atop the ticket, Virginia Republicans are…

Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia delivers a brief speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Republican Senate candidate Corey Stewart of Virginia delivers a brief speech at the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Corey Stewart's Republican nomination for U.S. Senate from Virginia has prompted an identity crisis within the state GOP, with some donors and activists saying they are so turned off, they are willing to vote for his Democratic opponent, Sen. Tim Kaine.

US protesters urge President Donald Trump to reverse immigration crackdown

Thousands gathered in front of the White House on Saturday to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies, which have separated children from parents at the U.S-Mexico border and sparked plans for military-run detention camps. Joined by protesters nationwide, people crowding downtown Washington waved signs and chanted "shame" as religious leaders and activists urged the administration to be more welcoming of foreigners and to reunite families.